The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-16

EXPLORER GREELy does not believe that the
North Pole will ever be reached except by bal
loon.
]. S. LAMONT, the father of the Presidents
private secretary, has been the leading mer-
chant of McGrawville, N. Y, for the past
twenty-five years.
THE Countess of March, wife of the eldest son
of the Duke of Richmond, died the other day
from typhoid fever caught through sleeping in
a bedroom adjoining bathroom.
SENATOR FRYE, of Maine, is in fine health and
spirits, and prepared TO twist the tail of the
British lion with vigor should occasion arise
during the present session of Congress-
MISS HELEN G. SMITH, daughter of Ex-Gov
Smith, of Vermont, has taken the degree of NJ
p at the st. Adams Cooking College. NJ. p in
this case is said to stand for Master of Pies.
THE fund as testimonial to Edward Burgess,
designer of the Volunteer has increased to
more than $4,000 Mr.. Burgess will not have
to pay a cent o. board out of his own pocket for
some time.
Ex-CoMMIssroNER AND Mrs. LoRING have com
menced their dinner giving in Washington by a
charuing gathering about their board. They
will resume their Saturday night receptions
during next month
MILE CARIINA PATTI, the niece whom Nine
Patti adopted as daughter during her last
visit to America, has been so seriously i'll that
her medical attendants express little hopes of
her complete recovery. She is scarcely more
y
Eek POSTMASTER GENERAL THOMAS l.. JAMES, -
says the New York Sun, lis as successful In
banking as he was in politics. His son-in-law
runs the New York postoflice, while he is at
the head of the Lincoln National Bank, which
has the Vanderbilt and New York Central back
ing"
CONGRESSMAN JOIN z. RUSSELL, of Massachu
sets, has made sensation in Washington by
appearing in bluish-gray overcoat made of
wool which grew on his own sheep at Worcester
farm. 1t is a remarkable garment. but Russell
does not look at all sheepish on account of the
attention he attracts when wearing it.
MORMON Bishop McKNfGHT, of Salt Lake City,
is well preserved man 55 years of age. He
spent the years of his boyhood in Cleveland. O
where he learned TO stick type. 1t was while
convert to Mormonism. He says polygamy is
"a divine injunction and cannot be crushed out
by law"
WASHINGTON is great book buying centre.
In a bookstore in that city one afternoon recent
ly the following well-known persons were gath
cred at the same moment: Mrs. Cleveland JUS
tees Gray, Matthews and Harlan, several mem
bers of the Chinese Legation, Secretaries Bay
ard and whitney, congressman French and
West and Senators Stockbridge and Ednunds.
THE QUEEN OF SPAIN has fallen in love with
the art of song, and is taking lessons from the
baritone, Napoleone Verger, who sixteen years
ago was member of the concert troupe that
visited America, with Mile. Christine Nilsson
About thirty years ago Queen Isabella developed
taste for piano playing, and her instructor
was Herr Louis Engel, now a writer on musical
topics in London. Herr Enge was in America
during the Titiens season, but he never became
acclimatzed,
Two distinguished bellies put themselves con-
spicuously before the New York public last
week. One was Miss Minnie Seligman, of the
socially and financially foremost Seligmans, who
made her debut as professional actress. Her
role was small in Elaine, but she was a wonder
for cool sef-possession. The other was Elsie de
Wolfe, the Swell amateur, who is expected to
follow Mrs. Potter to the regular stage She
played in 1.-THE School for Scandal at a charity
matinee. She is not q superlative beauty, and
her talent is not remarkable bnt she IL in fash
ionable vogue. Meanwhile, Mrs. Potter now
goes into spell of one-night towns in Pennsyl-
vania. where she may run across much Olsen.
chantment.
SENATOR DAVIS, of Minnesota, one of the
brightest of the new Senators, has been suffer
ing agones for more than year with terribly
painful eye Something was the matter with IL,
but no one seemed to know what, although one
distinguished oclllist after another examined it.
But it actually stood out Of its socket, and it
tortured him SO that he could not sleep nights
nor work days. At times he could not bear to
see any human face but his wife's. One of the
Washington physicians, not a special oculist,
discovered the other day an abscess behind the
painful eye, and soon reduced the swelling aud
restored the eye to its place. The Senator is de-
lighted, and is planning handsome Christmas
gift for the doctor.